The Hawalli police have arrested a Kuwaiti and his Egyptian girlfriend for breaking into cars of military personnel in the parking lot of the Army and National Guard camps, reports Al-Rai daily.

A security source the arrest came after several complaints were filed by the victims at the local police stations. The prime suspects were the Kuwaiti and his girlfriend because they were frequently seen in the area.

After the securitymen raided the apartment of the suspects, they initially denied the allegations but under duress caved in to breaking into 12 cars and stealing cell phones and other valuables.

The suspects also admitted to stealing the car of an unidentified expatriate and used it to commit thefts. To avoid arrest, they said, they used to wait for four or five days before committing another crime. The couple has been referred to the concerned authority.

Personnel from the vice-squad of the Criminal Investigations Department have arrested four women – two Spanish, a Romanian and a Czech – who entered Kuwait on visit visas to indulge in flesh trade, reports Al-Rai daily.

The General Traffic Department will be using advanced electronic devices to issue and renew driving licences of Kuwaitis online in all the six governorates, reports Al-Anba daily quoting Interior Ministry sources.

The Ministry of Justice does not plan to renew the contract of 581 expatriate typists imported and instead will recruit Kuwaitis to fill these positions in line with the government’s Kuwaitization policy, reports Al-Jarida daily.

The Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) plans to endorse a resolution of increasing the fees on transfer or renewal of residence and issuance of work permits for the first time for those who work in the privates sector, ranging from KD 20 to KD 100, reports Al-Shahed daily quoting knowledgeable sources.

Moody’s Corporation said Kuwait is eyeing a hundred percent Kuwaitization in the public sector and 30 to 60 percent in the private sector by 2028, disclosing that nationals working in the banking sector currently constitute 66 percent of the total workforce and only three percent in other sectors such as industries, manufacturing and agriculture, reports Al- Anba daily.

The Pakistani security authorities at the New Islamabad International Airport Wednesday arrested a Kuwaiti and charged him with money-laundering, reports Annahar daily quoting Pakistan’s The Express Tribune newspaper.

Environment Public Authority (EPA) warned the public Sunday against approaching white mushrooms which appeared in different parts of Kuwait in the wake of the heavy rainfall. The white mushroom belongs to the Amanita family, which consists of over 600 types mostly poisonous, EPA said in a short statement. This white mushroom may cause allergy, it noted.

Public Authority for Manpower (PAM) has cancelled the job titles of thousands of expatriates who occupy supervisory positions in private sector companies after discovering that they are not highly qualified or their certificates are not accredited by Kuwait’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, reports Al-Rai daily.